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Lessig's Small Anecdote about Sununu that Speaks Volumes

by: Dean Barker

Sat Mar 22, 2008 at 20:10:38 PM EDT
Some of you may remember internet law prof Larry Lessig through his ahead of the curve presentation on Obama.  Some of you may also know that he recently flirted with the idea of running for the seat (unfortunately) vacated by the late Tom Lantos in California.

Having decided against the run, Lessig nonetheless is out to make his progressive mark on Washington through a project, shared with Joe Trippi, called "Change Congress." Its platform calls for an end to lobbyist and PAC money, earmarks, and a push for publicly financed campaigns and greater congressional transparency.

Lessig recently spoke to the National Press Club in DC about Change Congress.  During it he relayed an exchange which reveals much about our man John E.:

Lessig even hit out at unnamed law-professor colleagues for "accepting money, hundreds of thousands of dollars to write these expert reports," saying he eschews discussing public policy matters "related to anyone who has ever compensated me." He recounted feeling more than a little resentment when, in an e-mail exchange with Sen. John Sununu (R-N.H.), the senator implied that Lessig's support for Net neutrality regulations stemmed from monetary nudging from the likes of Google, which was not the case.

Isn't that just the most remarkable case of transference you've ever seen? Senator Sunoco, who gets loads of PAC money from Big Oil, is incapable of comprehending that someone would advocate for a position of greater media freedom simply because it is the right thing to do.

In Sununu's worldview, I'm regularly getting six-figure checks from George Soros to write about him every so often and keep the lights on in the blog.  (If only!)  
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Its worth the watch (0.00 / 0)
I wonder what Hodes/Shea-Porter will have to say about the effort?

Trippi and Lessig a powerful duo.

Hope > Fear

Trippi? Really? n/t (0.00 / 0)


The groggy giant grapples
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Email annoucement of the Launch (0.00 / 0)

Dear Friend,

Yesterday's announcement was incredible. The three rooms at the National Press Club were filled with not just curious media but energized citizens and activists like yourself hungering for change in Washington. If you didn't get a chance to hear the announcement you can watch the slideshow here:

http://change-congress.blip.tv...
Over 400 of you watched the webcast and more and more are watching it today. And more than 1,500 of you signed up in the past 48 hours -- a growth of more than 50% of our original supporter list.

You are all the first members of this organization, the first people who have committed to help start a movement and are the most important piece of whether this effort grows in the future. We are calling on you to help grow this new movement.

Send the slideshow to friends and family, post it to your Facebook page or write a blog post about it. The goal is to start a national discussion and get people talking about how to clean up our government. The slide show I presented is available online at my blog:

http://lessig.org/blog/2008/03...

Here is some of the additional media coverage from yesterday's announcement:

Wired: "Stanford Law Professor Larry Lessig Bets 'Wikipedia' Approach Will Transform Congress"
http://blog.wired.com/27bstrok...

San Jose Mercury News: "Tech law expert to take on Congress"
http://www.mercurynews.com//ci...

American Prospect, Tapped: "The Passion of Lessig"
http://www.prospect.org/csnc/b...

We are just getting started. The seeds are being planted and we need your help to get this effort rolling. This is going to take a multi-partisan effort on behalf all of Americans, not just Democrats and Republicans. Its not going to rely on million-dollar ad campaigns or celebrity endorsements from Hollywood. It's going to rely on people like you and me in our own districts and communities willing to challenge our political leaders and offer them the opportunity to help create a better form of government.

I hope you will help us by spreading the news and building the Change Congress movement.

Thank you for all that you do,

Lawrence Lessig
Founder
Change Congress
http://change-congress.org



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